Synopsis
A fascinating chronicle of an 1879 Texas courtmartial, in which Captain Andrew Geddes was tried and convicted for accusing a fellow officer of committing incest, offers revealing insights into attitudes toward sex, parental rights, and privacy in the postCivil War era.
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Review
"This account of a lurid court-martial in West Texas more than a century ago is interesting and valuable . . ." --Jonathan Yardley, "The Washington Post Book World"
"This exciting book is a carefully crafted and unassuming study of the etiology of incest, cultural mores, and political vengeance." --Karl Monger, "The Austin Chronicle"
This account of a lurid court-martial in West Texas more than a century ago is interesting and valuable . . . "Jonathan Yardley, The Washington Post Book World"
This exciting book is a carefully crafted and unassuming study of the etiology of incest, cultural mores, and political vengeance. "Karl Monger, The Austin Chronicle""
"This account of a lurid court-martial in West Texas more than a century ago is interesting and valuable . . ." --Jonathan Yardley, The Washington Post Book World
"This exciting book is a carefully crafted and unassuming study of the etiology of incest, cultural mores, and political vengeance." --Karl Monger, The Austin Chronicle
About the Author
Louise Barnett, a professor of English at Rutgers University, is the author, most recently, of Touched by Fire: The Life, Death, and Mythic Afterlife of George Armstrong Custer. She lives in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
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